FDA Recalls Fresh Creative Cuisine Chicken Sandwich for Listeria Risk
Fresh Creative Cuisine Black Label Grilled Chicken & Fontina Cranberry Ciabatta sandwiches are being recalled due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The recalled products were sold from January 24–30, 2023, in multiple eastern states.
The agency’s classification
FDA (Food): Class I
Class I is a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.
This is the agency’s own classification, taken from its notice. The severity score below is our assessment, not the agency’s. How recall classes work
What this means for you
Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 4/5 (Severe).
The hazard poses a serious risk of illness, injury, or structural failure. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.
Our severity reasoning: This recall carries an FDA Class I classification, which indicates a reasonable probability of serious health consequences. Listeria monocytogenes is a high-risk pathogen explicitly named in the rubric. Although no illnesses have been reported to date, the agency's Class I designation establishes a minimum severity score of 4 per the rubric rules.
Plain-English summary
Fresh Ideation Food Group, LLC, doing business as Fresh Creative Cuisine, is recalling its Black Label Grilled Chicken & Fontina Cranberry Ciabatta sandwich (8.75 oz single-serving packages) due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration classified this as a Class I recall.
The recalled product was distributed and sold from January 24 through January 30, 2023, in Maryland, Pennsylvania, Delaware, New York, Washington DC, New Jersey, North Carolina, Connecticut, South Carolina, Virginia, and Massachusetts. A total of 1,035 units were affected. The product's UPC code is 813141028037.
Consumers who purchased this product should not consume it and should discard it or return it to the place of purchase.
The recalled product
- Product
- Fresh Creative Cuisine Black Label, Grilled Chicken & Fontina Cranberry Ciabatta, Net Wt. 8.75 Oz. Single Serving, Keep refrigerated
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 1,035
Is your product affected?
Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.
Lot numbers (1)
- UPC Code : 813141028037
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 409 recalled by FRESH IDEATION FOOD GROUP, LLC dba Fresh Creative Cuisine under a single FDA (Food) recall action. The agency files each product separately, so the size of the action is not visible from this page alone.
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